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muwashshaḥ(pass. part. of وشّح 'to put a girdle (upon a lady); to adorn,' etc., ii of وشح not in use; but formed fr. wishāḥ, 'a belt, or girdle, adorned with jewels'), part. adj. Clad with a girdle, or a scarf, or a baldric (worn pendent from one shoulder across the breast, and under the opposite arm);—ornamented;—(verses) arranged so that the initial letters being put together form some word, or verse;—s.m. An acrostic.
Origin: Arabic